Episodes

Zendaya's Fake Wedding, Frida Baby Backlash, & Free Groceries
Feb. 19, 2026

Zendaya's Fake Wedding, Frida Baby Backlash, & Free Groceries

A24 built a full wedding website, a Boston Globe announcement, and an RSVP-to-your-Google-Calendar function to promote "The Drama" starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. It's the latest in a string of immersive campaigns that...

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Zendaya's Fake Wedding, Frida Baby Backlash, & Free Groceries
Feb. 19, 2026

Zendaya's Fake Wedding, Frida Baby Backlash, & Free Groceries

A24 built a full wedding website, a Boston Globe announcement, and an RSVP-to-your-Google-Calendar function to promote "The Drama" starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. It's the latest in a string of immersive campaigns that...

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Super Bowl Ads Ranked: OpenAI vs Claude Beef, Levi's Genius, Coinbase's Fail with Dr. Marcus Collins
Feb. 12, 2026

Super Bowl Ads Ranked: OpenAI vs Claude Beef, Levi's Genius, Coinbase…

Sam Altman publicly clapped back at Anthropic's Super Bowl attack ad. Only 7% of consumers even know what Claude is versus 73% for ChatGPT. So why did the market leader punch down? Dr. Marcus Collins, marketing professor at t...

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Super Bowl Ads Ranked: OpenAI vs Claude Beef, Levi's Genius, Coinbase's Fail with Dr. Marcus Collins
Feb. 12, 2026

Super Bowl Ads Ranked: OpenAI vs Claude Beef, Levi's Genius, Coinbase…

Sam Altman publicly clapped back at Anthropic's Super Bowl attack ad. Only 7% of consumers even know what Claude is versus 73% for ChatGPT. So why did the market leader punch down? Dr. Marcus Collins, marketing professor at t...

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Brand Wars: Anthropic vs OpenAI, Coke vs Pepsi + Disney Goes All-In on Parks
Feb. 5, 2026

Brand Wars: Anthropic vs OpenAI, Coke vs Pepsi + Disney Goes All-In o…

Sonia sits down with Jiya Jaisingh (fractional marketer and communicator with 10+ years in health and social impact) to break down Anthropic's $7M Super Bowl ad announcing they won't run ads, Pepsi's Coca-Cola bear stunt, Dis...

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Brand Wars: Anthropic vs OpenAI, Coke vs Pepsi + Disney Goes All-In on Parks
Feb. 5, 2026

Brand Wars: Anthropic vs OpenAI, Coke vs Pepsi + Disney Goes All-In o…

Sonia sits down with Jiya Jaisingh (fractional marketer and communicator with 10+ years in health and social impact) to break down Anthropic's $7M Super Bowl ad announcing they won't run ads, Pepsi's Coca-Cola bear stunt, Dis...

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Video First Strategy: Substack TV, Heated Rivalry, Mamdani's Competency Porn, & The California Post
Jan. 28, 2026

Video First Strategy: Substack TV, Heated Rivalry, Mamdani's Competen…

Sonia sits down with Mark Stenberg (Adweek senior media reporter) to break down the Oscars' hidden messages, Substack's pivot to video, Zohran Mamdani's PR blitz, and the New York Post's California expansion—all asking the sa...

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Video First Strategy: Substack TV, Heated Rivalry, Mamdani's Competency Porn, & The California Post
Jan. 28, 2026

Video First Strategy: Substack TV, Heated Rivalry, Mamdani's Competen…

Sonia sits down with Mark Stenberg (Adweek senior media reporter) to break down the Oscars' hidden messages, Substack's pivot to video, Zohran Mamdani's PR blitz, and the New York Post's California expansion—all asking the sa...

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X Is Buying What Webflow, Netflix & DoorDash Are Earning: Attention
Jan. 22, 2026

X Is Buying What Webflow, Netflix & DoorDash Are Earning: Attention

Sonia sits down with Marissa Kraines (VP of brand marketing at Webflow, 12 years at Salesforce) to break down why Twitter's $1 million long-form content prize screams desperation, how Webflow turned AI's biggest flaw into a v...

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X Is Buying What Webflow, Netflix & DoorDash Are Earning: Attention
Jan. 22, 2026

X Is Buying What Webflow, Netflix & DoorDash Are Earning: Attention

Sonia sits down with Marissa Kraines (VP of brand marketing at Webflow, 12 years at Salesforce) to break down why Twitter's $1 million long-form content prize screams desperation, how Webflow turned AI's biggest flaw into a v...

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The Authenticity Playbook: Netflix, DoorDash, Shopify, Tailwind
Jan. 15, 2026

The Authenticity Playbook: Netflix, DoorDash, Shopify, Tailwind

Sonia sits down with Yury Molodtsov (partner at MA Family) to break down Netflix's content strategy pivot, DoorDash's crisis response masterclass, and how Tailwind CSS turned a $2M revenue crisis into a community-funded turna...

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The Authenticity Playbook: Netflix, DoorDash, Shopify, Tailwind
Jan. 15, 2026

The Authenticity Playbook: Netflix, DoorDash, Shopify, Tailwind

Sonia sits down with Yury Molodtsov (partner at MA Family) to break down Netflix's content strategy pivot, DoorDash's crisis response masterclass, and how Tailwind CSS turned a $2M revenue crisis into a community-funded turna...

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From Rage Bait to Real Feelings: Grok, Polymarket, Chevrolet & Stranger Things
Jan. 8, 2026

From Rage Bait to Real Feelings: Grok, Polymarket, Chevrolet & Strang…

Sonia and Christina Garnett break down why 2026 might finally be the year marketing moves past rage bait and back toward empathy, craft, and emotional intelligence. They cover Grok's non-consensual AI image scandal, Polymarke...

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From Rage Bait to Real Feelings: Grok, Polymarket, Chevrolet & Stranger Things
Jan. 8, 2026

From Rage Bait to Real Feelings: Grok, Polymarket, Chevrolet & Strang…

Sonia and Christina Garnett break down why 2026 might finally be the year marketing moves past rage bait and back toward empathy, craft, and emotional intelligence. They cover Grok's non-consensual AI image scandal, Polymarke...

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My Top 5: Marty Supreme, Mini Cities, Morse Code, and More
Jan. 1, 2026

My Top 5: Marty Supreme, Mini Cities, Morse Code, and More

Every week on The Meme Team Podcast, we break down what worked, what didn't, and why people cared. This year had too many good campaigns to just list—so we're doing an awards show. In this episode, Sonia and the team cover: M...

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My Top 5: Marty Supreme, Mini Cities, Morse Code, and More
Jan. 1, 2026

My Top 5: Marty Supreme, Mini Cities, Morse Code, and More

Every week on The Meme Team Podcast, we break down what worked, what didn't, and why people cared. This year had too many good campaigns to just list—so we're doing an awards show. In this episode, Sonia and the team cover: M...

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Amazon vs. Sephora: $99 Advent Calendars
Dec. 23, 2025

Amazon vs. Sephora: $99 Advent Calendars

Sonia sits down with Julie Fredrickson (managing partner at Chaotic Capital) to dissect the Advent calendar wars—and what Amazon's massive, perfectly-packaged K-beauty box says about the future of retail, beauty merchandising...

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Amazon vs. Sephora: $99 Advent Calendars
Dec. 23, 2025

Amazon vs. Sephora: $99 Advent Calendars

Sonia sits down with Julie Fredrickson (managing partner at Chaotic Capital) to dissect the Advent calendar wars—and what Amazon's massive, perfectly-packaged K-beauty box says about the future of retail, beauty merchandising...

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Substack ads, Storytelling Over Slop,  & Kim K. In Fortnite
Dec. 18, 2025

Substack ads, Storytelling Over Slop, & Kim K. In Fortnite

Sonia Baschez sits down with Hailey Allen (creative strategist at neuemotion) to dissect the marketing wins and fails making waves right now—from AI slop ruining brand perception to why companies are suddenly hiring "chief st...

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Substack ads, Storytelling Over Slop,  & Kim K. In Fortnite
Dec. 18, 2025

Substack ads, Storytelling Over Slop, & Kim K. In Fortnite

Sonia Baschez sits down with Hailey Allen (creative strategist at neuemotion) to dissect the marketing wins and fails making waves right now—from AI slop ruining brand perception to why companies are suddenly hiring "chief st...

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“Opt-In” Marketing: How Granola, Nvidia & Percy Jackson Won
Dec. 11, 2025

“Opt-In” Marketing: How Granola, Nvidia & Percy Jackson Won

This episode hits on five major marketing trends playing out rn. starts with F1's american takeover—Cadillac's super bowl livery reveal is perfectly timed with Apple's new broadcast deal to capture US audiences who've been wa...

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“Opt-In” Marketing: How Granola, Nvidia & Percy Jackson Won
Dec. 11, 2025

“Opt-In” Marketing: How Granola, Nvidia & Percy Jackson Won

This episode hits on five major marketing trends playing out rn. starts with F1's american takeover—Cadillac's super bowl livery reveal is perfectly timed with Apple's new broadcast deal to capture US audiences who've been wa...

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Stripe and Shopify Crushed Black Friday & Cyber Monday
Dec. 4, 2025

Stripe and Shopify Crushed Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Sonia, Amanda, and guest Kushaan Shah break down how Shopify and Stripe owned Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2025—not through traditional ads, but by spotlighting merchants, building miniature cities by hand, and proving B2B doesn...

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Stripe and Shopify Crushed Black Friday & Cyber Monday
Dec. 4, 2025

Stripe and Shopify Crushed Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Sonia, Amanda, and guest Kushaan Shah break down how Shopify and Stripe owned Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2025—not through traditional ads, but by spotlighting merchants, building miniature cities by hand, and proving B2B doesn...

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